boycott

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in Vietnamese Tẩy chay (sản phẩm, dịch vụ)

BrE /ˈbɒɪ.kɒt/ AmE /ˈboʊ.kət/

verb / noun en → vi

1 REFUSE TO BUY/USE [transitive] B2

Tẩy chay (sản phẩm, dịch vụ)

to refuse to buy or use something, go somewhere, etc., as a way of showing that you are angry about something

  • boycott something

Collocations boycott a product · boycott a company

  • The union called for a boycott of the company's products.

    Hội đồng lao động đã kêu gọi tẩy chay sản phẩm của công ty.

2 WITHDRAW FROM [transitive] B2

Từ chối tham gia (sự kiện)

to refuse to take part in an event or activity, especially as a way of showing that you are angry about something

  • boycott something

Collocations boycott a meeting · boycott an event

  • The workers decided to boycott the strike.

    Nhân viên đã quyết định không tham gia cuộc đình công.

3 ORGANIZE A BOYCOTT [transitive] C1

Tổ chức tẩy chay (sản phẩm, dịch vụ)

to organize a boycott of something, especially as a way to show that you are angry about something

  • boycott something

Collocations boycott a product line · boycott an industry

  • The environmental group is planning to boycott the company's products.

    Nhóm bảo vệ môi trường đang lên kế hoạch tẩy chay sản phẩm của công ty.

1 BOYCOTT (NOUN) [noun] B2

Hành động tẩy chay

an organized refusal to buy or use something, go somewhere, etc., as a way of showing that you are angry about something

  • a boycott

Collocations boycott campaign · boycott movement

  • The boycott lasted for several months.

    Hành động tẩy chay kéo dài trong nhiều tháng.